Free carrier bag pickup from Tesco home delivery drivers

Just noticed this whilst doing an online shop. If you have loads of carrier bags lying around and keep forgetting to take them to the recyling point then all tesco home delivery drivers will take the bags for you. This my or may not get you green clubcard points but chances are if you're getting a home delivery then it's more convenient for you anyway.

T&C Here and same in link -

"Our delivery drivers will now accept all carrier bags back for recycling, not just our own. We are also pursuing a number of trials to see how we can reduce and possibly even eliminate the numbers of bags we use in a home delivery."

not so cold if you have loads of nasty plastic bags lying around and your nearest recycling point is not that near to you.

15th Jul 2010

BurmanP

not so cold if you have loads of nasty plastic bags lying around and your … not so cold if you have loads of nasty plastic bags lying around and your nearest recycling point is not that near to you.

all councils now do collections for recycling

also this is only if you get home delivery from Tesco which costs in the first place!!

15th Jul 2010

This isn't really a freebie at all, voted cold.

As has been said above by 'holly', all local Council's offer recycling collections which also includes plastic carrier bags. Though, not wanting to get into a debate, it costs more energy and resources to recycle carrier bags than produce new ones.

15th Jul 2010

Ocado collect old bags too.

As far as I can remember, my local Tesco has a sort of a big bin beyond the checkouts where you can stuff your old bags 'for free'.

In my case, I always need plastic carrier bags. My council has a black bag refuse collection only and putting my domestic rubbish in plastic carrier bags is the only way to prevent spillages or rubbish trails around the garden and in the street.

15th Jul 2010

Surely it's better to keep them and use them for your instore shopping for the extra clubcard/nectar points?

15th Jul 2010

holly100

all councils now do collections for recycling

Kaje

As has been said above by 'holly', all local Council's offer recycling … As has been said above by 'holly', all local Council's offer recycling collections which also includes plastic carrier bags.

I'm sorry guys, but speak for yourselves! All local Councils DO NOT offer plastic carrier bag collection. In fact, in our council area we can't even recycle carrier bags at recycling points. Please think before posting. This makes this a GREAT idea from Tescos. Heat added

15th Jul 2010

all the supermarkets which offer home delivery will take your bags. why not get your food delivered without bags and then you wouldnt have so many laying around.

15th Jul 2010

When I have Sainsburys deliver they don't use bags - they bring the stuff in plastic crates (which they take back when you've unloaded).Asda deliveries sometimes have one item per bag!

15th Jul 2010

Butterbean

When I have Sainsburys deliver they don't use bags - they bring the stuff … When I have Sainsburys deliver they don't use bags - they bring the stuff in plastic crates (which they take back when you've unloaded).Asda deliveries sometimes have one item per bag!

It's annoying because it's all dependant on the employee who actually does the shopping! They should definitely have policies regarding bags...

15th Jul 2010

holly100

all councils now do collections for recycling

Kaje

As has been said above by 'holly', all local Council's offer recycling … As has been said above by 'holly', all local Council's offer recycling collections which also includes plastic carrier bags.

I did think before posting, thanks. All local councils offer recycling - which includes being able to put your carrier bags in the recycling boxes. They also ALL offer call-out collections for plastics recycling, which also covers plastic bags.

Please think before replying asking people to think before replying.

15th Jul 2010

shame these bags fall apart before you get all the shopping home.

15th Jul 2010

When I have my shop delivered from Sainsburys they always ask if i have bags to return..... been doing it here for ages.

Don't really see how this is a freebie.... and if it is it's not really a good one.

15th Jul 2010

hi this is ok if you get your shopping dropped off by tesco.but most people on hear are saying,All local councils offer recycling - which includes being able to put your carrier bags in the recycling boxes.this is not true as mine does not take bags and also there site does not say anything about it.and we are not far from another council and they also do not take them.so some councils are better then others.

15th Jul 2010

Tesco will take your money for free as well

15th Jul 2010

Hi,

I work for Sainsbury's online groceries and we also do this service for 'free'. You just hand the bags over to the drivers that you want recycled, and when they get back to the store, they just shove it in the recycling bin in-store.

I don't know if this is new to Tesco's, but Sainsbury's have been doing this for ages, it even says this on the back of their dellivery vans.

16th Jul 2010

Asda home shopping have been doing this for ages too ....... our council are dreadful at collecting recycling - last week they took half the paper out of my paper recycling bag and gave it me back as it was "the wrong type of paper" ...... and they won't even look at plastic bags !

Banned
16th Jul 2010

how is this a freebie? All grocery delivery services take away carrier bags.

16th Jul 2010

Kaje

I did think before posting, thanks. All local councils offer recycling - … I did think before posting, thanks. All local councils offer recycling - which includes being able to put your carrier bags in the recycling boxes. They also ALL offer call-out collections for plastics recycling, which also covers plastic bags.Please think before replying asking people to think before replying.

My council don't collect carrier bags, they also DON'T offer a 'call-out collection' for plastics.Each council decide what they accept for recycling!

Please think before you post

17th Jul 2010

fuzzyclare

Tesco will take your money for free as well

Hehe have some rep for that

Kaje

I did think before posting, thanks. All local councils offer recycling - … I did think before posting, thanks. All local councils offer recycling - which includes being able to put your carrier bags in the recycling boxes. They also ALL offer call-out collections for plastics recycling, which also covers plastic bags.Please think before replying asking people to think before replying.

And NO AGAIN!! Unless you are the Environment Minister you can't speak for the whole country on recycling!